Quick observations from the PEER/EERI/GEER/Tsunami Field Investigation Team
Read the Report: Quick observations from the PEER/EERI/GEER/Tsunami Field Investigation Team (0.13 MB PDF)
Photos from Reconnaissance in Japan
See the Photos: Tohoku-oku earthquake and tsunami
Geotechnical Observations from Sendai, Japan
June 3, 2011: After meeting our Japanese colleagues on Friday, June 3rd at the hotel, we took the train from Narita Hilton Hotel to Tokyo and then Sendai. In Sendai, we first visited the Tohoku Regional Development Bureau (MLIT). They described the existing emergency response protocols for earthquake and tsunami. We then headed to the Sendai-Tohbu […]
Observations from FHWA/UJNR/EERI Reconnaissance Team for Bridge Damage Investigation
US TeamW. Philip Yen, US side Chair of T/C G, Federal Highway AdministrationIan Buckle, Professor, University of Nevada, RenoDavid Frost, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, AtlantaLee Marsh, Senior Project Manager, Berger/ABAM Engineers, SeattleShideh Dashti, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, BoulderEric Monzon, Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno Japan TeamTetsuro Kuwabara, Japan side Chair of T/C […]
IOC UNESCO Bulletin Reports
Read the Bulletins: IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 25 – May 30 (0.37 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 24 – May 18 (0.36 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 23 – May 2 (0.27 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 22 – April […]
Observations from the EERI/ISSS Social Science and Government Inspection Team
Figure 1. US EERI Social Science Team in Rikuzen Takada, June 21, 2011 (Photo by H. Chen). Team Members: Prof. Stephanie Chang, University of British Columbia, UBC Centre for Human Settlements (Team Lead) Prof. Daniel Aldrich, Purdue University Ms. Rochelle Brittingham, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center Mr. Richard Eisner, […]
Field Work and Observations from Japan, Five Months after the M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011
Read the Blog: Field Work and Observations from Japan, Five Months after the M9.0 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011 (3.6 MB PDF)
The Tohoku, Japan, Tsunami of March 11, 2011: Effects on Structures
Read the Report: The Tohoku, Japan, Tsunami of March 11, 2011: Effects on Structures (5.8 MB PDF)
The Japan Tohoku Tsunami of March 11, 2011
Read the Report: EERI/ERI/ITST Report on Japan Tohoku Tsunami (9.2 MB PDF)
Effects of the 2011 Tohoku Japan Earthquake on Steel Structures
US Team James M. Ricles, Professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA (Group Leader) Dimitrios G. Lignos, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Jay Love, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, CA, USA Japan Team Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan Taichiro Okazaki, Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan […]